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About Surulata Village

Surulata is a small village in Hemgir tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 114 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 746 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surulata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surulata village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Hemgir
Pincode 770013
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 114
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 746
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surulata compares

By the 2011 count Surulata is the 82nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 573 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Surulata

Surulata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Surulata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Surulata from other places

Surulata lies about 46 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Jamga, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Surulata
Tehsil headquarters Hemgir 10 km
Nearest railway station Jamga 12 km
Nearest town Raigarh 24 km
District headquarters Sundargarh 46 km

Villages closest to Surulata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hemgir tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Surulata

As per the Census of India 2011, Surulata village had a population of 199. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 573 residents.

Surulata village has 114 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surulata has about 746 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Surulata is 770013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surulata covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Surulata falls under Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Surulata is Jamga, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Surulata.

Surulata is about 46 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surulata is in Hemgir tehsil of Sundargarh district. Hemgir is about 10 km away. Jamga is about 12 km away. Raigarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramlata (under 2 km), Kuchadega (2.5 km) and Kodabahal (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Surulata today is likely to be higher.

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